Birth: 02 JUN 1613 Tenderen, Kent, England
Immigration: 08 APR 1632
Details: Sailed at the age of 19 from Hampton, England on the ship “Whale” with members of the Plough Company. He arrived in Boston 26 MAY 1632.
Military: 1637
Details: He served in the Pequot War
Important: 04 JUN 1639
Details: He was a signer of the “Fundamental Agreement” of the New Haven Colonists
1st Marriage: 1649 to Abigail Olney England
Birth of Son: ABT 1649
Name: John Merriman
Birth of Daughter: 16 MAY 1651
Name: Hannah Merriman
Birth of Daughter: 18 APR 1654
Name: Abigail Merriman
Birth of Daughter: 12 JUL 1657
Name: Mamie Merriman
Birth of Son: 28 FEB 1659
Name: John Merriman
Birth of Son: 29 SEP 1662
Name: Samuel Merriman
Military: 1662
Details: Ensign of the New Haven Artillery Company
Note: 1663
Details: Settled in New Haven, Connecticut
Birth of Son: 16 MAY 1665
Name: Caleb Merriman
Military: OCT 1665
Details: He was confirmed Sergeant, of the New Haven Train band by the General Court
Birth of Son: MAY 1667
Name: Moses Merriman
Birth of Daughter: 14 SEP 1669
Name: Elizabeth Merriman
Note: 1669-85
Details: Was a deputy
Birth of Daughter: Anna Merriman
Note: 1670
Details: One of the original settlers of Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut. He had lots Nos. 1 and 2, on the north, west and east corners of the South Cross street, also lot No. 2, adjoining the west lot.. He became a farmer and a person of consequence in the town
Moved to: 1672
Place: Wallingford
Military: 1672
Details: He was confirmed Lieutenant of the Train band in 1672
Note: 1673
Details: He was on a committee to fix the boundary lines between Wallingford and other towns. He also served as deputy to the General Court from Wallingford.
Military: 01 NOV 1675
Details: He was appointed Captain of the Troop of Dragoons raised in New Haven in King Philip’s War, and in 1691-92 was by vote continued in that office
2nd Marriage: 1680 to Joan Lines Hadley, Massachusetts
Note: Although he was not a resident, he was allowed 5 acres on his taxable New Haven estate, undoubtedly for war service in the Pequot War.
Death: 13 FEB 1694 Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Burial: Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Parents are Theophilus Merriman and Hannah ?
Abigail Olney
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parents are William Olney and ?
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